英语四川省内江市学年高二下学期期末检测试题.docx

1、英语四川省内江市学年高二下学期期末检测试题四川省内江市2018-2019学年高二下学期期末检测英语试题第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What does the man want to know？A. How to link a website. B. Whe

2、n to leave his school. C. Where to find a flat. 2. What is the man doing？A. Asking the way. B. Making an invitation. C. Making a request. 3. How does the man want to travel？A. By car. B. By bus. C. By taxi. 4. What are the speakers talking about？A. Their neighborhood. B. Their life. C. Their work. 5

3、. Why does the woman need to take a math class？A. To major in math at college. B. To move to another school. C. To prove she is knowledgeable. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。请听第6段材料，回答第6、

4、7题。6. What does the man want to drink？A. Water. B. Juice. C. Wine. 7. Who made salad for the speakers？A. The woman. B. The man s wife.C. The woman s husband.请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. How long will the speakers stay in the hotel？A. Three nights. B. Four nights. C. Five nights. 9. What is the probable relati

5、onship between the speakers？A. Tourist and guide. B. Teacher and student. C. Customer and assistant. 请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where does the conversation probably take place？A. In the library. B. On the playground. C. At a bookstore. 11. What does the woman think of e books？A. They cost a lot. B. They

6、hurt her eyes. C. They re convenient. 12. What will the man do next？A. Return to the classroom. B. Read his favorite book. C. Wait for the woman. 请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where will the man have the meeting at 9：00 am？A. In Room 306. B. In Room 304. C. In Room 302. 14. Who will the man have lunch with？

7、A. Two department managers. B. Three CEOs. C. A professor. 15. What will the man do at 1：30 pm？A. Work on a report. B. Meet Ms. Black. C. Attend a lecture. 16. What would the man do if he had free time？A. Have a meal in Garden Restaurant. B. Take a trip to Southeast Asia. C. Take Jack to Yinze Park.

8、 请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What caused the traffic to stop？A. A sandstorm. B. A heavy rain. C. A night of snow. 18. What day is it today？A. Wednesday. B. Thursday. C. Friday. 19. What season is it now here in the city？A. Early spring. B. Late winter. C. Early winter. 20. What will the weather be like a

9、t night on Saturday？A. Sunny. B. Cloudy. C. Rainy. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ALooking for some places out of this world to visit on vacation？Here are four cool places to visit. Kennedy Space Center Visitor ComplexLocated （位于）in the east

10、of Orlando，Florida，it s considered as the greatest space adventure on Earth. You can meet astronauts，eat space food，watch movies about past space missions，and if you re lucky，get to watch a new launch （depending on the space program s schedule）. Remember to take enough money for admission and variou

11、s souvenirs in the world s largest store devoted to space souvenirs and NASA clothing and equipment，which might cost a fortune. American Museum of Natural HistoryIt s an important scientific and cultural institution with extremely impressive exhibitions and collections about human cultures，the natur

12、al world and the universe. The museums associated Rose Center for Earth and Space is located near Central Park West in Manhattan. It looks like a huge glass box with a huge globe enclosed，which is quite attractive to people. It contains space and astronomy （天文学）exhibits，a model solar system，and the

13、beautiful Hayden Planetarium （天文馆）. New Mexico Museum of Space HistoryNobody would expect such a cool space museum in the desert near White Sands，New Mexico， ut in fact，there is one！This museum records the areas space history. Admission tickets are available on the website，and it offers discounts fo

14、r senior citizens and youngsters under age 12. Lowell ObservatoryThe Lowell Observatory，located on Mars Hill overlooking Flagstaff，was built in the late 1800s by Massachusetts astronomyenthusiast Percival Lowell to help him study Mars. Visitors to Lowell Observatory can see the dome，visit Clyde Tomb

15、augh s tomb，take tours，and participate in astronomy camps. The observatory is at an altitude of about 7，200 feet，so bring sunscreen，drink lots of water，and take frequent breaks. 21. What will you probably face in Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex？A. Risky surroundings. B. Adventurous astronomy ca

16、mps. C. Relatively high cost. D. Terrible space food. 22. What is special about New Mexico Museum of Space History？A. Its location. B. Its history. C. Its size. D. Its budget. 23. What s the passage mainly intended to do？A. To introduce the history of some museums. B. To ask people to learn more abo

17、ut astronauts. C. To recommend some space themed museums. D. To give tips on a space themed vacation preparation. BOn my granddaughter Mary s 21st birthday，I sat with her and her expired （过期的）driver s license on a hard wooden bench at the DMV （the Department of Motor Vehicles），waiting for our number

18、 to be called. The broadcast system announced numbers to call ticket holders to reach the desk to take an eye test or renew a registration. I felt as though we were staying at a bingo game，waiting for the winning number to be called so we could jump up and collect the prize. And on that bench，I had

19、a thought：The seemingly ordinary events Ive shared with my granddaughter were both my adventures and my rewards for just showing up. I grew up in an immigrant（移民）family in the suburb of Boston. A vacation for us was a bus trip to Central Square，with shopping bags filled with delicious foods like har

20、d boiled eggs，followed by the muddy sand sucking our toes. I looked forward to these small outings. It sounded boring to seek out the simple pleasures，but it was not. I traveled to remote islands，to Europe，and to many of America s cities. Those trips were refreshing，but they were breaks. I prefer th

21、e mainstream of the ordinary. I like the day trips. But the most wonderful time was when Mary and I stayed in the reading room. We talked about her homework，and played the roles of two thinkers discussing the Enlightenment （启蒙运动）. We had our private book club，reading A Prayer for Owen Meany and copy

22、ing the voice of the main character. All of these ordinary moments are more valuable than the time it will take to travel around the world. Many people love adventures，like skydiving or climbing Mount Everest. But that is not who I am. I dont need those adventure experiences. In the end，it turns out

23、 that just showing up isenough for me. 24. What was the author doing at the DMV according to Paragraph 1？A. Being with Mary to renew a license. B. Preparing to take a driving exam. C. Playing a bingo game with Mary. D. Celebrating Mary s 21st birthday. 25. Why does the author mention her childhood？A

24、. To express her enthusiasm for traveling.B. To show her simple pleasures as a kid.C. To show her identity as an immigrant.D. To make a comparison with her life afterwards.26. What can be implied about the author from the text？A. She was fond of reading by herself. B. She served as the best teacher

25、for Mary. C. She had a good relationship with Mary. D. She was a sociable and caring grandmother. 27. What is the best title for the text？A. The unforgettable experience at DMV B. My pleasant childhood memoriesC. My life with my granddaughter D. Happiness from ordinary eventsCYour next car might dri

26、ve itself. After years of trials on city streets，driverless vehicles（车辆）are now nearing the practical use. Last month，a driverless bus began carrying passengers through Lyon，France. Most in the automobile industry think self driving vehicles will be on the road by 2020.Driverless cars will at first

27、be huddled with human driven cars. But the first places where they will become dominant（占优势的）are crowded urban areasexactly the spots most damaged by the car age. Many advanced cities are already reducing the role of human-driven vehicles. Driverless cars will quicken that process and will bring us

28、enormous benefits. Driverless cars will reduce accidents by around 90 per cent. Thats bigthe annual death toll on the world s roads is about 1. 2 million a year. Pollution and carbon emission（排放）will drop， because urban driverless cars will be electric. The old，otherwise，would stay at home most of t

29、he time and the disabled and teenagers will suddenly gain mobility. On the other hand，driverless cars will bring terrible results. The best thing about the car agewas that it employed tens of millions of people to make，market，insure and drive vehicles. Over the next 20 years，the mostly low skilled m

30、en who now drive trucks，taxis and buses will see their jobs reduced. Car makers are especially scared. The few cars of the future might be made by tech companies such as Apple，Baidu and Google. Imagine the influences on Germany，where there is the largest vehicle industry. Dramatic change is coming，a

31、nd driverless cars could arrive by 2020. But governments have hardly begun thinking about it. Only 6 per cent of the biggest US cities have considered them in their long term planning. Ten years ago，anyone hardly saw the smartphone coming. But now it is so common in our daily life. Let s hope we do

32、a better job of handling the driverless car. 28. Which can replace the underlined words “be huddled with”in Paragraph 2？A. Show up. B. Exist together. C. Get rid of. D. Take the place of. 29. Why can driverless cars reduce pollution and carbon emission？A. They will be powered by electricity. B. They will reduce the number of cars. C. They